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Taxonomy
Phylum: Echinodermata This is not a Mollusc. Other non-Molluscan Phyla (Echinodermata, Brachiopoda etc) have been included to help identify species that may be mistaken for Mollusca, but are not. Family: BRISSIDAE Full Classification: |
Images: Brissus gigas H.B. Fell, 1947
Dead, 60-65 metres, off Northland East Coast, NZ. 150mm. K.W.Burch Collection
Dead, 60-65 metres, off Northland East Coast, NZ. 150mm. K.W.Burch Collection
Dead, 60-65 metres, off Northland East Coast, NZ. 150mm. K.W.Burch Collection
Taxonomy
Phylum: Echinodermata This is not a Mollusc. Other non-Molluscan Phyla (Echinodermata, Brachiopoda etc) have been included to help identify species that may be mistaken for Mollusca, but are not. Family: BRISSIDAE Full Classification: |
Details: Brissus gigas H.B. Fell, 1947
Size/Grows to:
200mm
Distribution:
From 8-200 metres
Geographical Range:
AE.
Notes:
Distribution Map
References and Publications
No References listed
Key to Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species.
They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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